Pablo Picasso working on a bucolic pastoral scene on drawing paper which was to serve as background for the film "Le mystère Picasso". Maya Picasso on the right. Nice, Studios de la Victorine 1955.

At the Studios de la Victorine in Nice, 1955, a shirtless Pablo Picasso works on a large pastoral scene drawn on paper. This piece served as a background for Henri-Georges Clouzot's film, "Le mystère Picasso." Under the glare of a single spotlight that casts dramatic shadows, the artist is observed by his daughter, Maya Picasso, who stands in profile at right with her hands on her hips. A wooden ladder and a crate stenciled "ELECTRICITE PLATEAU" reveal the industrial setting of the film production.

Artworks:

"Musicien, nymphe à la chêvre et danseuse au tambourin", 1955. Not in the film. Cooper, D. Picasso et le Théâtre. Paris 1968:402

Abbreviations: see Bibliography

Keywords:

AtWork, Music, Musicians, MysterePicasso, StripedShirt

Filename:

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